Section 68, The Environment Protection Agency Act, 2022

(1) There shall be established, a Ward Environment Committee for the Western Area and a Chiefdom Environment Committee in each Chiefdom, which shall consist of, in the case of- (a) a Chiefdom, the Paramount Chief who shall be the Chairman and the following other members- (i) all Section Chiefs of the Chiefdom; (ii) the Chiefdom Youth Leader; (iii) the Chiefdom Women's Leader; (iv) a representative from the Muslim and Christian Faith Sierra Leone; (v) a representative of the Chiefdom Mines Committee; 46 47 Ward Chiefdom No. 15 The Environment Protection Agency Act 2022 No. 15 The Environment Protection Agency Act 2022 (4) A water catchment area or water fall or mangrove and their immediate environment shall be designated conservation bush or forest. (5) The Agency may designate special fund to support the conservation and development of designated conservation bush or forest. PART XII- MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS